St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-29
OUR POLICE JURY APPOINT.
MENTS.

Tie following from the Mindpn Tr-
bnme, one Of the rarlkest NicIulIa na-
urlS in HE State, speaks D,rtty we'll tor
"utI-Ona! government" III Webster
parish, and shows very pIanly slpa,
that parish il NOT suffering very much
| from Gov, McEnrry'H personal appoint
nent OF police Jurors.-Lakc Charles
Ecito.
The above il very tiigp2tt,le dixb
| fnr A"tne nf the MrEnrryisrE until tie
| t,uii. If she matter IL nnsie. known. In
lie t,At place the police. jury, with eu4
rycrlitinu, il fnr NrrhnlIS W.. will
uow lrt the public 1T lAike know !lov
| their appointments came about At IA
| unRs meeting the UeOpE" ut this parish
ntfrIs.d that a vote be taken for police
! juintA in the Democratic primaries hy
| the wards and that The parties recs.'v-
| iug the highest Votes be- recommended
| to Nh. Governor for appointment. This
WAS done and as there Vas nn aGr3ight
ont MrEurry men in ths. parish at that
time. nf course no McEneIy mrn were
ipctrd and the average mind would
have supposed that ehr Governor would
have appointed them without hrSi9:-
ton. htlr he did not. There were three
1T the ruiicp Jurors whom "a few local
unIitirinns bad II little grudGt against
hscAGlse they did nor support their fac
tinns in the local fight. We under
stand three of these local politicians,
IL ho were moe. mildly opposed to The.
Governor than the average voters al
This parish, succeeded in winning lh.-
cnufielrucp of tie Governor and iect,in-
mendpd their three !hvorlieS for nr-
l,nni,nrnt in place nf the three inpili-
beers from wards !. 2 and 8, h0 had fot
many years faithfully represented their
Respective wards "a Police jurors, and
were them and are now mrnIherS uf the
Democratic ryecutive committee ut "u,
t,ariSh OF the three recommended The
one from ward at that time. was the
only known WcEupIy man from fi,
ward. The two from wards and 2
were considered rather neutral. Me
Emery sent the rlamrS of these three IN
prpfrience ~ the three endorsed by the
npnpic 10 tie. Senate for continuation.
REPRESENTATIVE Wren found it Out alsl
immediately hesought him tD appoint
the members Endorsed by the people 1T
theft primaries. McEnrrv turned II
deaf ear to MIR. Wren uhrrrupnn Itt
Sought the assistance of State Senators
Vance. and Brica from our District.
The three together went to the Cover
unr aud asked him to appoint III" thee
recommended hy the people. Dir. Vance
cot angry and used some pretty empiIa
tie langrngp to the Governor. FL. told
him that when the question of giving
The Governor the power OF appointing
police. jurors came up before the rancu>
he favored giving the Governor thar
nnwer because OF the plea from the
Democrats vt the negro parishes against
:. plan that would give them negro
police jurors. and also because a>sttlrd |
hv the Governor, that he would hp !
guided hv the will OF the Democratic |
voters expressed at mass meetings nr |
hv y, inarv in making his appoiut-
nitniS Mr.. Vance plainly told the |
Gnvetnnr that it wnnId he vinlation !
of good faith on his (tt,e Cow pntt Ia /
refuse Ia appoint Those recommended |
by the people. and Furthermore that !
they ("nr representatives. would u@t.
their ;rfnrnce to defeat the cnt.ftua- /
ton of any others EXCEPT those. the.
people recommended. The Governor
Weakened on hearing Mr.. Vanrs,s vign-
IONS and pointed little speech and
~ ifl.irtw his original appointments
and sent IN the nalnra at cur plesent
police jurors.-Wthstrr Tribune.